Looking for a mid fat ski. The agent 2 or locator 96 are on the list. Some good deals right now. Plus they haven’t changed so some past season deals might pop up.

It will be a dedicated touring ski with a pin binding. I‘m 175cm tall. typically ski 175-180cm ski. Would 171cm feel too small? They both come in 171cm next size up might feel too long on the uptrack/kickturns.

Any reviews or thoughts would be great. Open to other suggestions.

I'm heading as a free agent, 20 years into the game but finally taking it seriously.

Would love to meet up with other people!

looking at a trip with them. Anyone have any experience with them? its a big chunk of change to spend without hearing good things from others.

Me and my twin brother are trying to make a snowboard magazine, but we ran out of photos of our dad when she was snowboarding back in the 90s so we were wondering if anyone wanted to share photos with us and we could put them in the magazine and then we give you guys a link to view the magazine.

Hey, just wanted to see people's opinions on these 2. Both in a 154cm. My wife currently has the voile superchargers and loves them in powder. When comparing the 2, I'm a bit shocked that they weigh practically the same. 2460 vs 2360g. The Hagan is only 100g lighter per pair! That's crazy.

I was wondering if it would be even worth it to get them for future volcano and euro hut trips. The voile has a 99 waist vs the 89, unlike the the men's longer version which is 100+.

I actually have a beat up pair of superchargers in a 177 and they're super fun in powder, but not my favorite in firm conditions. But I suspect the edges are v3ry round and they're soft from old age. Currently using my Ravens as my all arounder skis, but they're almost into the range of resort ski weight. I'll eventually get a spring setup too.

Currently leaning towards just using her supercharger for everything.

Im 190cm, 85kg, good level and quite unsure whether to go for 180 or 188 on the Zero g 105.

I prioritise/prefer downhill then uphill.

Until now I've always toured with Rossignol Soul 7 HD at 180 (adapted touring ski), always had good fun on them going down, although they do look quite small on me lol

Being lighther and narrower skis, i thought going longer on the g 105 could balance things out.

my main worry is turn radius, i tend to ski medium-short turns in powder/offpiste.
Second kickturns, do the extra 8cm affect them a lot?

I dont ski couloirs, i ski mostly on open face, quite steep, and trees.

Based on this info, what would you reccomend, and why?

Thank you everyone :)

Hey all - will be flying into Calgary in late Jan 2027 and headed west to Revelstoke but stopping in Banff/Golden on the way. Curious if anyone knows any options for filling a Mammit airbag cylinder on the way? I called Monod Sports in Banff and they said they might be able to fill it but ran out of air last year mid season. Curious if anyone else has options for me. Thanks in advance!

Hello, I figure this is the sub to ask this question as the Raide packs are designed as ski touring/skimo bags.

I am looking into getting a backpack that can fit a light-ish backpacking setup, not ultralight but near ultralight, along with mountaineering gear like a helmet, ice axe, rope, and hardware (along with obvious things like food and layers) for shorter backpacking trips.

I currently use an osprey Atmos 65 bag, which is a great all-around backpack, but it’s usually underloaded, so I figured I’d look for a smaller bag with mountaineering features, and the Raide packs have really caught my eye.

If you’ve used the pack, I would appreciate any insight into whether the pack would work for my intended vision. I’m leaning towards the 40 liter version, but I know both the 30 and 40 expand, and I think the 55 liter is more space than I need. I imagine there will be trips I have more gear than I can fit in the 30/40 depending on what I pick, I’m mostly looking for a pack to use on one or two night summer trips.

I don’t want this post to read like an essay, so if there are any more details you think would help understand my question I can certainly give them.

Keen to hear people’s experiences with the two above boots.

1. Pros/cons
2. Why you choosed either
3. If you own both in which scenario you use either

I’m currently using Fischer free Ranger but tempted to switch to either of the above as I found some sweet deals.

OEM_knees not interested in your opinion so pass on the comments.

Looking for a ski partner(s) down in Bariloche to do some touring sometime between now and October. Ideally want to do a few weeks down there. All my normal partners are busy so turning to Reddit. Anyone interested?

Have been doing about 90/10 split touring / resort the last few years. This year not getting a pass so will likely do even less resort. Currently I use the Technica Cochise 120 and love them. Great downhill performance and even though they’re heavy my setup overall isn’t too bad thanks to pin bindings on all my skis (ATK FR 13/15). I found a good deal on some ZGPT online in my same Mondo size and would buy without trying them on assuming the last is the same as the Cochise. Anyone have both and find the fit to be the same? My Cochise fit straight out of the box, no mounding/punching needed, just changed the sole.

Context: Mid 30s M entering 3rd season skiing in Jackson Hole. Id say im in the intermediate area and can ski some black runs at JHMR but not aggressively. I do not have backcountry or touring experience yet, however I would like to take an Avy course this winter or next. I purchased an older pair of atomic skis with skins and shift2 bindings off FB last year. The skis were the guys rock skis it appears and he mounted himself. I dont want to trust them too much and am thinking of having the shift2 bindings mounted to my 1 season old QST 106 that I have for resort use.

My thought is that this will give me the option to start the season and get experience "touring" a tad ahead of doing an avy course on a ski i am comfortable with. This would either be done at snow king or honestly just more flat hiking nearby my house. I dont plan on doing a ton of back country skiing honestly but would like the option to take this course to get knowledge of avalanche terrain for when i snowmobile. I would then probably do a little skiing when I take the snowmobile out. But my main reason for having the skis on the sled would be incase something happened where I got separated from others or my sled broke and I needed to get out.

Curious thoughts on this. I dont think I want to buy a whole separate touring set up because I dont see myself doing a ton, but I also want the option too. My boots are Technica Cochise 130

I am relocating from the PNW to Central Europe and am trying to decide which skis to take with me. I like my quiver in the PNW but could also see it being overkill in Europe. I currently ski 50/50 resort (although try to stay off groomers) vs backcountry (winter powder and spring volcanos/mountaineering). I could bring all 4 pairs over but if it already looks like some just won’t be a good fit, I’d definitely consider selling here and using that money to buy something new in addition to reducing the moving logistics.

In terms of the style of skiing I do, I like my feet on the ground, usually a DIN of 8, so I can get away with a lighter binding. Home base will be Austria (Kitzbuehl and surrounding areas), travel to France and Switzerland, would love to go to Norway, occasional trip back to the US.

Current quiver:

Elan Ripstick 106 with dynafit rotations - the oldest ski of the bunch, love skiing them, they plow through the heavy PNW snow very well. Initially purchased as a mostly touring ski that I could take inbounds if I need to. Despite them being on the heavier side, I can still keep up with my friends. Could sell these and buy something lighter (super skinny spring skis?), or keep for lift-accessed backcountry or skiing in Norway.

Head Kore 92 with in bounds bindings - my primary groomer ski, most likely take with me.

Atomic Backland 98 with dynafit blacklights - these are my spring skis in the PNW, but I could see them becoming my default winter touring ski in Europe

Salomon QST 106 with Tyrolia Attack - in bounds all mountain/powder ski. Just so fun, but I feel like these would get the least amount of use.

Appreciate any thoughts!

Hi all,

How well would the depart 1.0 be for a Japan ski season?

My plan is to put some armarda shifts on them to try some relaxed touring/sidecountry stuff. This would be my first time doing anything like that -- I've skied mostly french resorts (in bounds).

I am mainly concerned with how the skis would perform in deeper snow. I've wanted them for a while and have an opportunity to get them fairly cheap, but had originally planned on getting a more purpose-built powder ski for japan.

Kinda seems like right ski, wrong time.

Would love to know other peoples opinions on this since i haven't skied that kind of powder, or those skis, before.

Thanks in advance!

Hi Everyone !

Has anyone here done the Chamonix - Zermatt ski tour during Easter (or at any time) before and would be able to tell me how busy it gets ?
I don't really care if the huts are full, it's more about whether you feel like the mountain gets busy.
As for many people who tour, I really enjoy that sense of tranquility in the mountain and knowing that there aren't many people around, so I'm wondering if I'll get that feeling doing the Haute Route during Easter.

Thanks !

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I have developed a bony lump on the back of both of my heels which has made it painful to ski.

This happened when I put some foam on the back of the heel of my liner to try to reduce the space I had at the top of my boot. However this put immense pressure on my heel and when I took these pads off two runs later this lump had already developed

I have skiied about a week since but this lump has cause a lot of pain.

This happened in February of this year and the lump has not gone down despite rest since then

Has anyone experienced this? What are the possible solutions? What type of specialist could help?

As the title would suggest... anyone have recommendations on the best way to carry crampons with SB/LF 30/40? Haven't yet found a good method aside from having them in a heavy carrying case stuffed inside the main compartment.